One of my favourite Simpsons quotes (I've used it in casual conversation before) goes as follows: After perpetual keeps-trying-but-is-never-successful murderer Sideshow Bob is sentenced for attempted murder, he raves "Attempted murder? Really now, what kind of charge is that? I mean they don't give out Nobel Prizes for attempted chemistry ( Read more... )

Well, not really a rant (however, it's still a very disjointed post) as I'm not really raging at any machine, tilting at any windmill, o/~ climb every mountain! Ford every stream! o/~ Oh, where was I? Another thing that's been on my mind lately, though, is my employment situation ( Read more... )

Feel like a ranting mood today. Careful, as when I rant the post could get extremely disjointed and no semblance of continuity can be found. One thing that's been on my mind lately is the state of the comedy scene. I'm reminded of it every time I talk to a good friend and comedy mentor of mine, who is probably the biggest comedy geek out there ( Read more... )

My friend kinkyturtle recently had a post in his blog about a common grammatical mistake, the confusion of who/whom. I, like KT, am dismayed at the lack of proper grammar usage in today's society (see here for another example), but I came across another one which is far more common (why I haven't mentioned it before is anyone's guess, I hope it hasn't become ( Read more... )